You know you've been away from 365 too long when you have to log in to post! Just finished editing and delivering a huge portrait set to a family, so I could finally, in good conscience, upload and edit my own photos from the past week. We took dinner to the beach last Thursday night and, with the exception of a few surfers, had the whole place to ourselves. While I was bundled in pants and a sweater, these two ran for the water as if we were in the Caribbean (alas, we are not, although I'm not complaining when we've got the Pacific in our back yard). It was incredibly cloudy and overcast, and we couldn't stay long enough to see the sunset (somebody has school the next day), but oh, it was glorious.
how wonderful. i'm not sure how you process your shots, christine, but i just love your tones and colours. can you give a little hint at your editing processes? no worries if you'd rather not!
@vera365 That's one of my favorite color combinations. I didn't think of it when I bought their suits (and I was shocked that they both wanted the same one), but now I might have to keep that in mind! :-)
@pistache Thanks, Clare! That is such a wonderful compliment coming from you (and your beautiful work). I usually start by bringing up the contrast and shadows and dropping down the highlights. Exposing properly for my daughters' darker skin tones can be challenging. If I get their skin right, the sky is usually blown out and it's hard to get any detail. But if I slightly underexpose, then I can get the best of both. From there, I'll start playing with the hue/saturation/luminance. I am not skilled enough to know how to work with the tone curve yet, but that's on my list to learn. I typically drop down the saturation on greens and yellows and, depending on the mood I'm going for, play with the blues. Oh, and i almost always increase clarity on landscape shots, which gives them so much more depth and detail. I'm definitely an improviser when it comes to editing. Thank you for asking!
